AUGUST 12

The Toxic Avenger [1984]

PHYSICAL MEDIA: 4K UHD/Blu-ray

DIRECTOR: Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz

WRITER: Joe Ritter, Lloyd Kaufman, Gay Partington Terry, Stuart Strutin

PRINCIPAL CAST: Jennifer Baptist, Robert Prichard, Mitch Cohen, Dan Snow, Andree Maranda

SYNOPSIS: Welcome to TROMAVILLE, NEW JERSEY – a small American town, terrorized by criminals. The town’s corrupt mayor sits idly by, while muggers, robbers and teenage punks victimize helpless citizens. Among the residents of Tromaville is MELVIN, a nerdy emaciated janitor at the local health club. That is, until he becomes THE TOXIC AVENGER! A gang of thugs devise a cruel hoax that goes horribly wrong as Melvin is cast through a third story window into a vat of hazardous toxic waste. However, an unexpected metamorphosis takes place. As the chemicals take hold of his body, Melvin turns into the TOXIC AVENGER, doer of good, and brutal mauler of evil! The rest, as they say, is history! The excitement is non-stop as the hero sets out to single handedly wipe out the forces of evil that torment the people of Tromaville. THE TOXIC AVENGER is non-stop entertainment that will leave the viewers glowing from the fun. See the film that spawned the comic book, website, cartoon, action figures and three sequels to date! Experience the action that made Troma Entertainment a cinematic legend! Still a classic three decades later! See THE TOXIC AVENGER!

Bonus Materials

• Prologue by Director Lloyd Kaufman [4K Disc]
• Audio Commentary with Cast Members Robert Prichard, Gary Schneider, and Dan Snow [4K Disc & Blu-ray]
• Audio Commentary with Director Lloyd Kaufman [4K Disc & Blu-ray]
• Introduction by Director Lloyd Kaufman [Blu-ray]
• Interviews with Cast Members Jennifer Baptist, Robert Prichard, Mitch Cohen, and Dan Snow [Blu-ray]
• Interview with Co-Director Michael Herz [Blu-ray]
• ‘Mark Torgl Talks About The Toxic Avenger’ featurette [Blu-ray]
• Behind the Scenes Photo Gallery [Blu-ray]
• Trailers [Blu-ray]

TAGLINES:

• Not all monsters are scary to people. Not if it’s one fighting crime in the Garden State.
• Criminals, beware of the Toxic Avenger. He will kick your butt HARD!!
• He’ll go from cleaning nerd to cleaning crime-fighter.
• The first Superhuman-Hero…from New Jersey!
• A new kind of superhero. [UK poster]
• “Melvin was a 90lb. weakling until nuclear waste transformed him into…” [The Toxic Avenger]
• The first Super-Hero… from New Jersey!
• He was 98 lbs. of solid nerd until he became…

GENRE: Horror, Action, Comedy

RATING: Rated R

RUN TIME: 87 Minutes

STUDIO: Troma Films

https://www.troma.com/

https://www.facebook.com/TROMAENTERTAINMENT/

https://www.instagram.com/tromateam/

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090190/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F8L8CV7H/

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The Toxic Avenger Part II [1989]

PHYSICAL MEDIA: 4K U HD/Blu-ray

DIRECTOR: Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz

WRITER: Gay Partington Terry, Lloyd Kaufman, Pericles Lewnes

PRINCIPAL CAST: Ron Fazio, John Altamura, Phoebe Legere, Lisa Gaye

SYNOPSIS: Toxie’s mean, green, and back on the screen! Melvin Junko was a nerdy 98lb weakling until he fell into a vat of toxic waste, turning him into the first ever superhuman superhero from New Jersey. This time the hideously deformed creature of superhuman size and strength takes on Tokyo. The Toxic Avenger Part II is a spectacular sequel with even more ingenious special effects, even more bizarre action, and even more unbelievably famous fight scenes. He’s come a long way from Tromaville, baby!

*The original negative of The Toxic Avenger Part II, while complete, was missing several short dialogue sequences in the opening third, which had been removed for pacing reasons. Although no film materials for these sequences could be located, to present the most complete version possible, these short segments were inserted from the highest quality digital master.

Bonus Materials

• Prologue by Director Lloyd Kaufman [4K Disc]
• Audio Commentary with Director Lloyd Kaufman [4K Disc + Blu-ray]
• Introduction by Director Lloyd Kaufman [Blu-ray]
• ‘At Home with Toxie’ Mockumentary [Blu-ray]
• Interview with Cast Member Lisa Gaye [Blu-ray]
• Japanese News Report On The Filming of The Toxic Avenger Part II [Blu-ray]
• ‘Radiation March’ Short Film Directed by Lloyd Kaufman [Blu-ray]
• The American Cinematheque Honors 40 Years of Troma [Blu-ray]
• Trailers [Blu-ray]

TAGLINES:

• Tackling Toxic Troubles from Tromaville to Tokyo!
• The first superhero from New Jersey is back!

GENRE: Horror, Sci-fi, Comedy, Action

RATING: Rated R

RUN TIME: 103 Minutes

STUDIO: Troma Films

https://www.troma.com/

https://www.facebook.com/TROMAENTERTAINMENT/

https://www.instagram.com/tromateam/

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098503

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F8L1Z8WC/

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The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie [1989]

PHYSICAL MEDIA: 4K UHD/Blu-ray

DIRECTOR: Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz

WRITER: Gay Partington Terry, Lloyd Kaufman, Pericles Lewnes

PRINCIPAL CAST: Ron Fazio, Phoebe Legere, John Altamura, Joe Fleishaker

GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi, Action, Comedy, Fantasy

RATING: Rated R

RUN TIME: 109 Minutes

STUDIO: Troma Films

https://www.troma.com/

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098502/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F8LDJDZL/

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Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV [2000]

PHYSICAL MEDIA: 4K UHD/Blu-ray

DIRECTOR: Lloyd Kaufman

WRITER: Lloyd Kaufman, Trent Haaga, Patrick Cassidy, Gabriel Friedman

PRINCIPAL CAST: David Mattey, Clyde Lewis, Heidi Sjursen, Trent Haaga

SYNOPSIS: Citizen Toxie is Troma’s most ambitious and successful movie. When the notorious Diaper Mafia take hostage the Tromaville School for the Very Special, only the Toxic Avenger and his morbidly obese sidekick Lardass can save Tromaville. However, a horrific explosion creates a dimensional portal between Tromaville and its dimensional mirror image, Amortville. While the Toxic Avenger (Toxie) is trapped in Amortville, Tromaville comes under the control of Toxie’s evil doppelganger, the Noxious Offender (Noxie). Will Toxie return to Tromaville in time to stop Noxie’s rampage or is he doomed to remain a second-class citizen in Amortville forever? How did Toxie’s wife Sarah become pregnant with two babies from two different fathers? Will Tito, the Retarded Rebel, ever get over his teen angst and become a productive member of society? Citizen Toxie features the most formidable line-up of superheroes ever assembled, including Sgt. Kabukiman NYPD, Mad Cowboy, Dolphin Man, Master Bator and The Vibrator. Auteur director Kaufman has also assembled a cast that reads like a veritable reunion of Troma superstars, including Ron Jeremy, Lemmy, Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf, James Gunn, Kinky Finklestein and many others. Hilarious and shocking; erotic and surprising. Citizen Toxie is full of unforgettable special effects – everyone is calling it a Tromasterpiece.

Bonus Materials

• Prologue by Director Lloyd Kaufman [4K Disc]
• Audio Commentary with Director Lloyd Kaufman [4K Disc + Blu-ray]
• Audio Commentary with Editor Gabriel Griedman [4K Disc + Blu-ray]
• Audio Commentary with Cast Member Trent Haaga [4K Disc + Blu-ray]
• ‘Apocalypse Soon: The Making of Citizen Toxie’ Behind the Scenes Documentary [Blu-ray]
• Tribute to Lemmy Kilmister
• The American Cinematheque Honors 40 Years of Troma
• Trailers

GENRE: Horror, Action, Comedy, Fantasy

RATING: Rated R

RUN TIME: 108 Minutes

STUDIO: Troma Films

https://www.troma.com/

https://www.facebook.com/TROMAENTERTAINMENT/

https://www.instagram.com/tromateam/

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0212879/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F8LHRX7X/

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Hell’s Bells [2020]

PHYSICAL MEDIA: Blu-ray

DIRECTOR: Jim O’Rear, Scott Tepperman

WRITER: Jim O’Rear, Scott Tepperman

PRINCIPAL CAST: ‎ Jim O’Rear, Marc Price, Scott Tepperman, Layla Dawn

Paul Van Scott

SYNOPSIS: HELL’S BELLS is a screwball horror/comedy about two aging imbeciles who unknowingly make a deal with the Devil to fulfill their life-long dreams of becoming rock stars and the hijinx that ensue when it’s time to pay The Reaper! It’s a riotous, rockin’, music-filled, demon-infested, special effects extravaganza that promises to be one HELL of a good time! Think Ash VS. The Evil Dead meets Rock ‘n’ Roll Nightmare… a fast-paced, witty story that will have people of all ages cheering (and screaming) for more!

Bonus Materials

• Commentary Track
• Behind-the-Scenes
• Music Video
• Bloopers
• Trailer
• SRS Trailers

GENRE: Horror, Comedy

RATING: Not Rated

RUN TIME: 80 Minutes

STUDIO: SRS Cinema

https://srscinema.com/

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9471424/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F7J23YXT/

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The Medium [1980]

AKA: “Il Medium”

PHYSICAL MEDIA: Blu-ray

DIRECTOR: Silvio Amadio

WRITER: Antonio Cucca, Claudio Fragasso, Silvio Amadio

PRINCIPAL CAST: Vincent Mannari Jr., Sherry Buchanan, Martine Brochard, Philippe Leroy, Guido Mannari

SYNOPSIS: The Medium is an insidiously creepy supernatural horror film from director Silvio Amadio (Amuck!). Following the death of his wife, an American music composer (Guido Mannari) moves to an old mansion in Rome with his young son. They are soon haunted by a series of inexplicable events, causing them to hire a medium to divine the true nature of their seemingly cursed existence.

GENRE: Horror, Thriller

RATING: Not Rated

RUN TIME: 91 Minutes

STUDIO: Kino International

https://kinolorber.com/

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0176980/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FD53QC2C/

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Vampire D [1985]

PHYSICAL MEDIA: Blu-ray

DIRECTOR: ‎Toyoo Ashida

WRITER: Hideyuki Kikuchi, Yasushi Hirano

PRINCIPAL CAST: Keneto Shiozawa, Michie Tomizawa, Seizô Katô

SYNOPSIS: When Doris Lang is chosen as the next bride for the vampire Count Magnus Lee, she will hire a mysterious vampire hunter known only as D in an attempt to escape her ill-gotten fate.

TAGLINES:

• The Good… the Bad… and the Undead
• When our darkest dreams become real …reality becomes a nightmare!
• Thus, the “vampire hunters” are born.
• The first animated horror film for adults!

GENRE: Horror, Sci-fi, Action, Animation, Fantasy

RATING: Not Rated

RUN TIME: 80 Minutes

STUDIO: RLJE Films

https://letterboxd.com/RLJEFilms/

https://www.facebook.com/RLJEfilms

https://www.instagram.com/rljefilms/

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090248

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DHH7NV8K/

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AUGUST 15

Full Moon Fright Box, Volume II

PHYSICAL MEDIA: Blu-ray

MEDIA FORMAT: Import

SYNOPSIS: Four-disc set includes:

Sorority Babes In The Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama (1987) A biker, a group of gorgeous college coeds, and three frat geeks steal a bowling trophy, only to wind up freeing Uncle Impie, the bloodthirsty troll-like monster who’s imprisoned inside it. Uncle Impie offers to grant them each a wish, but really all he wants to do is embark on a murderous rampage! Comedy, horror, sex, and 7-10 splits; what more can a moviegoer ask for? Linnea Quigley, Andras Jones, Brinke Stevens, and Michelle Bauer (billed as Michelle McClellan) star in this nudity-filled opus. 80 min. C/Rtg: R

Puppet Master (1989)These miniature murderers come with strings attached! The twisted legacy of a marionette master (William Hickey) who kills himself rather than allow the Nazis to take possession of the secret to imbuing his inanimate playthings with life returns to haunt a young man (Paul Le Mat) 50 years later. Can a team of psychics protect him from the wrath of these terrible toys? Irene Miracle, Jimmie F. Skaggs co-star. 90 min. C/Rtg: R

Shadowzone (1990)A scientific experiment studying deep sleep and dreams opens a door into another dimension and unleashes a grotesque creature that can kill from within as well as without. In a locked-down underground laboratory, the staff and a visiting NASA official wage a desperate battle for survival against the powerful monster. Terrifying sci-fi thriller stars Louise Fletcher, David Beecroft, James Hong, Shawn Weatherly, Miguel A. Núñez, Jr. 88 min. C/Rtg: R

Seedpeople (1992)Plant-like alien creatures fall to Earth and set down roots in quiet Comet Valley. Their names? Shooter, Tumbler, and Sailor. Their plan? To take over the inhabitants and pollinate the Earth, of course-what else do plant-like alien creatures ever have on their… uh… “minds”? Outrageous special effects are featured in this horror hoedown; Andrea Roth, Dane Witherspoon star. 87 min. C/Rtg: R

Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; audio commentary; featurettes; interviews; theatrical trailer; 48-page book; 4 poster stand up counter displays; 2 reversible posters; more. Region Free

GENRE: Horror

RATING: Rated R

STUDIO: Umbrella Entertainment

https://umbrellaent.com.au/

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https://www.instagram.com/umbrellaentertainment/

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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F8JK414R/

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Noroi: The Curse [2005]

PHYSICAL MEDIA: Blu-ray

MEDIA FORMAT: Import

DIRECTOR: Kôji Shiraishi

WRITER: Kôji Shiraishi, Naoyuki Yokota

PRINCIPAL CAST: Jin Muraki, Rio Kanno, Tomono Kuga

SYNOPSIS: A contemporary classic in the found footage horror genre, NOROI: THE CURSE is Director Koji Shiraishi’s experimental approach within the J-horror genre. NOROI blends reality and folklore to create a chilling, immersive and remarkably intricate horror mockumentary that has received cult status. A prominent paranormal journalist Kobayashi (Jin Muraki) goes missing shortly after completing a documentary. What begins as an investigation into strange noises soon evolves into the terrifying mystery of a demonic entity named Kagutaba. Director: K ji Shiraishi Cast: Jin Muraki, Marika Matsumoto, Rio Kanno, Tomono Ku, y ko Ch sokabe Extras: NEW! Audio commentary with writer and critic Tom Mes NEW! Found Again: 2025 Interview with director Koji Shiraishi NEW! Chaos and Evidence: Alexandra Heller-Nicholas on Noroi and the Horror Mockumentary Director’s POV: Interview with director Koji Shiraishi The Man in the Shadows: Interview with producer Taka Ichisei The Aftermath: Tom Mes on modern J-Horror Trailers

TAGLINE: Everybody died.

GENRE: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

RATING: Not Rated

RUN TIME: 115 Minutes

STUDIO: Umbrella Entertainment

https://umbrellaent.com.au/

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https://www.instagram.com/umbrellaentertainment/

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0930083/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F8K48CVK/

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